"There is no lifestyle or job that does not receive consequences or hardships.
The stonecutter makes a mistake by not realizing the benefits of his life. The character has a good personality at the beginning of the story, but he doubts the positives of his life. The main character constantly thinks he could better the seemingly perfect situation. This is shown when he constantly asks the mountain spirit to change what type of person or item he is. At the end of his constant changing he becomes a rock, but then gets broken by a stonecutter. He then realizes that every type of lifestyle has its hardships.
The stonecutter makes a mistake by not realizing the benefits of his life. The character has a good personality at the beginning of the story, but he doubts the positives of his life. The main character constantly thinks he could better the seemingly perfect situation. This is shown when he constantly asks the mountain spirit to change what type of person or item he is. At the end of his constant changing he becomes a rock, but then gets broken by a stonecutter. He then realizes that every type of lifestyle has its hardships.